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FIVB Age Group World Championships
Under 23 World Championships
June 5 - 9, 2013

(30, Q2) Rihards Finsters/Aleksandrs Solovejs, Latvia

Rihards Finsters
Latvia

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 21, 1991 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Liepaja

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB U23 World Championships Myslowice 2013)

Career Winnings:

US$21,650.00

Aleksandrs Solovejs
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 11, 1991 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riga

Height:

203 cm (6'8")

Weight:

108 kg (238 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Anapa 2014)

Career FIVB Age Group WC Best:

4th (Myslowice 2013)

Career Winnings:

US$37,867.13

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	3	3	US$14,500.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	13	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	3	3	3	US$14,500.00

Previous Myslowice Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Under 23 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/5/2013	Qualifier 2	Manuel Gahr / Maximilian von Deichmann, Liechtenstein (25, Q15)	Won 21-13, 23-21	0:34
Wed, 6/5/2013	Qualifier 3	Andrey Bolgov / Viacheslav Krasilnikov, Russia (29, Q7)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:33
Thu, 6/6/2013	Pool C	Vitor Felipe / Marcio Gaudie, Brazil (3)	Lost 15-21, 21-23	0:34
Fri, 6/7/2013	Pool C	Thomas Hartles / Jesse Hawkins, New Zealand (14)	Won 21-15, 21-17	0:31
Fri, 6/7/2013	Pool C	Djordje Klasnic / Sasa Surla, Serbia (19)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:36
Sat, 6/8/2013	Winner 1	William Hoey / William Sidgwick, Canada (13)	Won 25-23, 21-15	0:39
Sat, 6/8/2013	Winner 2	Hendrik Mol / Lars Retterholt, Norway (31, Q17)	Won 25-27, 23-21, 15-12	0:53
Sat, 6/8/2013	Winner 3	Andrey Bolgov / Viacheslav Krasilnikov, Russia (29, Q7)	Won 19-21, 25-23, 20-18	0:54
Sun, 6/9/2013	Semi-Finals	Vitor Felipe / Marcio Gaudie, Brazil (3)	Lost 17-21, 21-16, 9-15	0:41
Sun, 6/9/2013	Bronze Medal	Lorenz Petutschnig / Tobias Winter, Austria (8)	Lost 17-21, 19-21	0:33

Head to Head Results
Finsters/Solovejs lead the series against the field 7-3 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Felipe/Gaudie, Brazil 0-2
6/9/13	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 23 World Championships	Semi-Finals	Felipe/Gaudie	3	Finsters/Solovejs	30, Q2	21-17, 16-21, 15-9	0:41
6/6/13	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 23 World Championships	Pool C	Felipe/Gaudie	3	Finsters/Solovejs	30, Q2	21-15, 23-21	0:34
Trail the series against # 8 Petutschnig/Winter, Austria 0-1
6/9/13	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 23 World Championships	Bronze Medal	Petutschnig/Winter	8	Finsters/Solovejs	30, Q2	21-17, 21-19	0:33
Lead the series against # 13 Hoey/Sidgwick, Canada 1-0
6/8/13	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 23 World Championships	Winner 1	Finsters/Solovejs	30, Q2	Hoey/Sidgwick	13	25-23, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Hartles/Hawkins, New Zealand 1-0
6/7/13	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 23 World Championships	Pool C	Finsters/Solovejs	30, Q2	Hartles/Hawkins	14	21-15, 21-17	0:31
Lead the series against # 19 Klasnic/Surla, Serbia 1-0
6/7/13	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 23 World Championships	Pool C	Finsters/Solovejs	30, Q2	Klasnic/Surla	19	21-19, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 25, Q15 Gahr/von Deichmann, Liechtenstein 1-0
6/5/13	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 23 World Championships	Qualifier 2	Finsters/Solovejs	30, Q2	Gahr/von Deichmann	25, Q15	21-13, 23-21	0:34
Lead the series against # 29, Q7 Bolgov/Krasilnikov, Russia 2-0
6/8/13	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 23 World Championships	Winner 3	Finsters/Solovejs	30, Q2	Bolgov/Krasilnikov	29, Q7	19-21, 25-23, 20-18	0:54
6/5/13	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 23 World Championships	Qualifier 3	Finsters/Solovejs	30, Q2	Bolgov/Krasilnikov	29, Q7	21-16, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # 31, Q17 Mol/Retterholt, Norway 1-0
6/8/13	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 23 World Championships	Winner 2	Finsters/Solovejs	30, Q2	Mol/Retterholt	31, Q17	25-27, 23-21, 15-12	0:53